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Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce (Part II) Apr 1st, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • It could be a backup system for a convenience or a larger backup system even for a larger store.
  • And if that's what's holding back the industry, I think we need to have a class in filling out forms,
  • The way the bill is written, and unless it is made clearer, it requires a homeowner who wants to install
  • Most of our members are rooftop installers, and it's already a pretty uphill, tough situation out there
  • The fact that there's a carve-out or exception for certain professions seems to create protected classes
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce heard Senate Bill 2021 by Senator Johnson, as substituted, on distributed energy resources (DERs). Johnson said the bill was intended to create a regulatory framework for DERs and virtual power plants, address interconnection and registration issues, and prevent regulatory capture as the industry grows. Testimony was split: Texas Electric Cooperatives asked for clarification so co-ops would not be unintentionally excluded from owning or operating DERs; AECT supported the bill as providing needed rules and customer protections; TABA, Texas Solar and Storage Association, Sierra Club, Texas Solar Energy Society, and several others opposed it or raised concerns that it was too utility-centric, imposed red tape, and could burden homeowners and small businesses with registration and interconnection requirements. Johnson repeatedly said the bill was not meant to stop rooftop solar or backup systems and that he was open to specific redlines and further changes. SB 2021 was left pending after testimony. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2330 by Senator Parker, which would end government payroll deduction for dues to certain public employee organizations, while exempting first responders under Chapters 143 and 147 and making other conforming changes in a committee substitute. Parker argued the bill was about government neutrality, transparency, and employee freedom from coercion, and said organizations can collect dues directly using modern payment methods. Supporters from Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Business Coalition, Freedom Foundation, ABC Texas, and Texans for Fiscal Responsibility said taxpayer-funded payroll systems should not be used to collect dues for private organizations, especially ones involved in political activity. Opponents, including ATPE, Texas Classroom Teachers Association, Texas Public Employees Association, and correctional employees, said payroll deduction is a convenient, secure service that helps professional associations and employee groups, and argued the bill would burden teachers and other public employees. Several witnesses and senators focused on the bill’s exemptions and whether it treated teachers differently from first responders. Senator Menendez questioned why some public employees were excluded while others were not, and a Houston police union representative said he moved from opposing to supporting the bill after being told the substitute would preserve meet-and-confer deductions under Chapters 143 and 147. Senator Parker closed by saying the bill was not meant to eliminate associations or payroll deduction entirely, only to remove the state as a middleman. SB 2330 was left pending, and the committee then recessed subject to call.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce (Part I) Apr 1st, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are a good company with a good board and a strong commitment to good governance.
  • We are a good company with a good board and a strong commitment to good governance.
  • It's a real issue. It's a growing issue.
  • a year.
  • The TTU Global Laboratory for Energy Asset Management, called GLEAM, is a one-of-a-kind megawatt-class
Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several bills without objection or by recorded vote, including SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1706, SB 1791, SB 458, SB 1644, and SB 1810, with some of them also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then moved into hearings on additional bills. SB 1968, by Senator Schwertner, would update the Real Estate License Act by repealing subagency, requiring written buyer-agent agreements before showings, and clarifying when a formal buyer representation agreement must be signed. Texas Realtors testified in support, saying the bill modernizes agency rules and increases transparency, while a committee substitute corrected drafting issues. SB 2411, the annual update to the Texas Business Organizations Code, was also laid out and left pending after supportive testimony from the Texas Business Law Foundation and drafting committee representatives. The committee also heard SB 2321, which would codify ERCOT’s current practice of notifying TCEQ when backup generation needs enforcement discretion for grid reliability; Sierra Club and a chamber of commerce witness supported it with suggestions for clearer emissions reporting, and the bill was left pending. SB 2077 would broaden eligibility for the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board by narrowing conflict restrictions tied to insurance-related interests; Texas Mutual supported the change and the bill was left pending. SB 1405, a broadband bill, would align state law with FCC standards and streamline Broadband Development Office processes; it was left pending after supportive testimony. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit donor privacy, drew support from privacy advocates and concerns from one witness about transparency for publicly funded nonprofit operations; it was left pending. The committee then heard SB 776, which would bar government construction contracts from shifting delay damages to contractors when delays are caused solely by the public owner. Contractors, surety representatives, and water infrastructure advocates supported the bill, arguing it would improve fairness and reduce inflated bids, while water utilities and critical infrastructure entities opposed it, warning of more litigation and higher costs; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 715, which would apply reliability requirements retroactively to all generation resources in ERCOT, drew opposition from renewable and storage groups and support from some critics of renewable subsidies, with witnesses split over whether it would improve reliability or raise costs; testimony was underway when the transcript ended.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Postsecondary Education Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Postsecondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing no questions, do I have a motion? In a second, will there be a re-debate?
  • Do I have a motion? In a second. Will there be discussion or debate?
  • Do we have a motion? And a second. Open the vote. Declare the vote.
  • Do I have a motion? Have a motion in a second, we'll Ta. Closed the vote and declared the vote.
  • Do I have a motion in a second? And will it be discussion or debate?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Mar 17th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • They do not have a mayor or a council, and they don't have a police department.
  • So, in a lot of cases, the mud actually wants to enter into a contract. I had a business...
  • check and a balance against the Sheriff's Department just as there's a check and a balance against every
  • I was a paramedic in a past life in banking industries. There's a lot going on there.
  • Section C is if it's a meeting of a state governmental body or a governmental body that extends into
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, House File 413 is a bill that would allow a resident age 65 or older to fish without a license
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Bills: HF276, HF413, HF411
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of your class as a sophomore, then student body president at A&M later.
  • to a teacher's class without their consent.
  • to remove a student from that class.
  • in a closed zone and a Class A if a person is a repeat violator.”
  • Class B misdemeanor for staying in a closed zone and a Class A if a person is a repeat violator, deterring
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with senators highlighting the university’s growth, medical school, research expansion, and role in serving South Texas. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 368 honoring outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, with numerous senators praising his long public career, leadership in higher education, and statewide impact. Senate Resolution 361 recognizing Texas HBCU Day and Senate Resolution 362 recognizing Denton County Days at the Capitol were also adopted, along with other routine recognitions and gubernatorial appointments being read into the record. The Senate then took up several bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to shorten vacancy posting requirements, allow bilingual certification candidates to retake only failed test sections, give teachers more flexibility with paid leave, clarify classroom removal procedures, and ensure parents are informed of appeal rights. The bill passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a parent’s right to direct a child’s education, was also brought up and passed to engrossment after a contested suspension vote. The Senate next passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, which would require reporting of foreign funding at public universities, bar gifts from adversarial governments, and require training and reporting systems to prevent foreign influence and intellectual property theft in higher education. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the so-called “Dexit” bill, was debated at length for its corporate governance changes, including codifying the business judgment rule and altering internal corporate litigation and records rules; it passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed by a 30-1 vote. Senate Bill 857, allowing law enforcement discretion to tow vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed after discussion of towing abuses during flooding and disaster conditions. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536, requiring dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, passed with broad support, and Senate Bill 922, addressing delayed electronic disclosure of sensitive medical test results so physicians can discuss them first, was taken up and passed to engrossment as the chamber continued through its calendar.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 16th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please give them a warm Senate welcome. Mr. Leader, thank you, Mr. President.
  • Would you please recognize Senator Green for a gallery introduction?
  • Would y'all give them a warm Senate welcome? Mr. Leader, thank you, Mr. President.
  • A number of the members are receiving awards.
  • They also have a dinner that night.
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  • Today, it is a rapid elevation of over 2,000 feet in about a mile straight up the mountain, consisting
  • of 2,768 steps at an average of a 45% grade and as steep as a 68% grade.
  • But you see, I knew that if Shannon had a good experience with this, it would only be a matter of time
  • a curious and devout scribe.
  • A complement or a warning. Well, in this case, it appears to be both.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 31st, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Have a motion. I have a motion. Second. Have a motion. I have a motion. Second.
  • If not, I'll entertain a motion. A motion. I have a second. All those in favor say I.
  • If not, I'll entertain a motion. A motion. I have a second. All those in favor say I.
  • If not, I'll entertain a motion. A motion. I have a second. All those in favor say I.
  • A motion. I have a second. motion. A motion. I have a second.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 9th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • If a clerk proposes a measure vote, a clerk will open the roll.
  • of a quorum.
  • Senator, is it a concern? The answer to that question is yes, that would be a concern.
  • It's a cleanup bill and it is a request of the career tech agency.
  • I would like to order you a box lunch and not have a bunch of extra leftovers.
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  • a sitcom.
  • series like a Netflix series or a movie.
  • I think a lot of those jobs could replicate between either a film or a series or a sitcom.
  • A child can't pull any money out of the account till after a certain age.
  • a leg up, Mr.
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  • , the wisdom of a leader, and the heart of a servant.
  • These projects will stand as a world-class testament to the Oklahoma spirit, a place where a child from
  • And we worked out a plan, and we put him on a plan.
  • This is a creation of a Simple infrastructure reform?
  • Don't buy a property in a district.
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  • A powerful, ladies and gentlemen, I'm presenting to you today the Class 5A wrestling state champion,
  • Declare the vote. 78 I 10 A haven't received a majority vote.
  • I understand This is a duffel bag or a garment bag or something, but my concern is that we need a law
  • He is a senior from Radon. He is a solidarian.
  • Renika is a junior from Edmond. She is a red belt in karate.
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  • You know, to be a member of the Es organization, you have to have a belief in God and a strong sense
  • A stock company is essentially owned or run by a board of stockholders.
  • And ask for a follow-up.
  • ago allowed to go from being a part of our state to being a private entity, a mutual.
  • It will be a great time.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • There is a cost. There's a cost to these lights right here.
  • We're gonna hold a vote for a little bit.
  • You've heard a debate, and so we will wait a little bit for a meeting while I.
  • hunting is not a joke; it's just a legitimate thing.
  • Give me an example of what a nuisance. If I'm a nuisance, a nuisance, a nuisance. Sorry, Mr.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • a vote.
  • And that's a tremendous drop and a huge change in 2019.
  • It's always a pleasure to be a part of this committee.
  • I am a, what's called a has-been city man.
  • Switching from a three-and-a-half to a two-and-a-half revenue cap means Dallas will lose approximately
Bills: SB9, SB 9
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • When missing a comma leads to a high dollar fine that can be crushing for a candidate with minimal funds
  • A bit of a concern.
  • And this is going a step further by looking at a more comprehensive report that is a breakdown location
  • I think that is a good thing. I think that is a good thing. I think that is a good thing.
  • a third-party challenge to a voter’s registry.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Logically, a state fair that experienced a shooting in 2020.
  • common or simply making a mistake on an address by getting a zip code wrong in an area or a community
  • It's a clerical problem, but a real voter sent that in, so the idea is to allow a way for that voter.
  • As a group of folks who were able who could notify a voter of a defect and send them a correct of action
  • The committee substitute increases the criminal penalties from a Class A misdemeanor to a third-degree
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 10th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • created a shooting incident.
  • a serious concern.
  • When the state or a city brings in a contractor to hold a large event, we entrust them with serious responsibilities
  • The committee substitute for SB 2743 makes a change to allow a judge of a court in an adjacent county
  • Yes, a rejoinder story. Okay.
Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1065, which would require government property contracts to prohibit contractors from barring licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on leased or owned public property, with civil penalties and attorney general enforcement for violations. Senator Hall and invited witnesses from the Texas State Rifle Association, NRA, and Texas Gun Rights argued the bill would close a loophole exposed by the State Fair of Texas gun ban and protect law-abiding Texans’ self-defense rights. Opponents, including Moms Demand Action/Everytown, said the bill would undermine event organizers’ ability to set site-specific safety rules and could increase liability and insurance costs. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. The committee next took up Senate Bill 2742, which would create civil penalties for independent school districts and officials who use public resources for electioneering, waive immunity defenses, and expand attorney general enforcement. Senator Hagan-Bood said current law bans the conduct but lacks meaningful penalties, making injunctions the only remedy. No public testimony was heard, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2743, also by Senator Hagan-Bood, which would allow a court to disqualify local prosecutors who refuse to prosecute election offenses and appoint the attorney general to handle the case, with a committee substitute adjusting the removal process through an adjacent-county judge. Opponents from the Texas Civil Rights Project argued the bill would undermine prosecutorial discretion and was vague and open to abuse, while a Harris County election official described past instances where alleged voter fraud cases were not pursued. After testimony, public comment was closed and SB 2743 was left pending.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • One I just will report on a bit of a side note.
  • a trailer's going to be a small space.
  • This is going to be a little bit of a longer presentation, and there's been a lot of conversation and
  • I was in a meeting just a few weeks ago.
  • So, a lease, a sell, maybe an assessment for home equity.